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Ross, they sandblast the bottom of those glasses. They do make the beer flatten a LOT quicker. The scratches or sandblasting produces uneven surfaces, that allow the CO2 to form minute bubbles, hence "forcing" the gas out of the beer.

Thanks for the feedback... I was referring to the clean up after a late night around the BBQ..and got some great pointers. Presently I do keep all beer glasses, jugs and stubby coolers in the freezer. I will be trying the scored glass bottom thing, looks like some interesting experiments around the BBQ coming up. Myth Busters eat you hart out.
Cheers & Beers...

r.magnay wrote:I have also seen those glasses at the club that are factory made with some sort of markings at the bottom to do the same thing, but I have been told that they make the beer go flat a lot quicker, the theory being that it makes the beer release the Co2 a lot quicker.

That'd certainly make sense I guess.

I'd rather have a carbonated beer with no head than a heady beer with no carbonation.

Although if you drink quickly enough it shouldn't be a problem

Oliver

i cant imagine that club beer glasses are sandblasted. By hand do you think?

Not to many pubs would bother but i can tell you that i bought a glass from my HB shop which is called a headmaster and it has a sandblasted bottom, personally i think it works a treat as my beers dont last long enough in the glass to go flat, though even when i have been a bit slack i still havent found it a problem!!!

I engraved the bottom of some of my beer glasses, it really works well.
My beer keeps a nice head all the way to the bottom and dosen't go flat.
I do prime on the higher side of the scale though. (180g lagers)

also i have read alot in here bout boiling water rinse and straight into the freezer, Risky business if u ask me as glasses tend to shatter with extreme temp variation. If you rinse your glass straight after using it with plain old cold water i find this works fine, i always get good head

My grandfather was a real old school beer drinker who thought it was criminal to wash or rinse a beer glass, he used to just finish his beer, shake the dregs out in the sink and wack it straight back in the fridge, he loved it but you tend to get a glass that is very yellow and stained.

Each to their own though, in short rinse dry and if you want refridgerate

I have 2 favourite beer glasses, both are 375ml glasses. If i'm at home, after each beer i rinse and put back in the freezer, grab the other one out of the freezer and repeat.

I am surprised to read that none of you is using the greatest method for glass cleaning. Removes all grease build up, which is the main cause of headless beers, then is neutralised and restored odourless.

Step 1: Rinse clean glass with hot water until nothing is visible.
Step 2: Fill glass with hot water.
Step 3: Add some bicarbonate of soda and wash inside then outside of glass.
Step 4: Rinse thoroughly with hot water once more. Be careful, the glass will be feeling sleepry from the bicarb.
Step 5: Fill the glass with hot water and capful of white vinegar. Splash this around the outside of the glass as well. This will removing and neutralise your bicarb wash.
Step 6: Rinse with more hot water until there is no smell of vinegar.
Step 7: Let drip dry upside down or perhaps polish with a clean tea towel or paper towels with no printing upon.

Hrundi V Bakshi wrote:I am surprised to read that none of you is using the greatest method for glass cleaning. Removes all grease build up, which is the main cause of headless beers, then is neutralised and restored odourless.

Step 1: Rinse clean glass with hot water until nothing is visible.
Step 2: Fill glass with hot water.
Step 3: Add some bicarbonate of soda and wash inside then outside of glass.
Step 4: Rinse thoroughly with hot water once more. Be careful, the glass will be feeling sleepry from the bicarb.
Step 5: Fill the glass with hot water and capful of white vinegar. Splash this around the outside of the glass as well. This will removing and neutralise your bicarb wash.
Step 6: Rinse with more hot water until there is no smell of vinegar.
Step 7: Let drip dry upside down or perhaps polish with a clean tea towel or paper towels with no printing upon.

hahahaha and if you use this method you will maybe be able to drink a beer in ahh 4 or 5 hours
Taking it a bit far dont you think

It takes about 10 minutes for me to wash half a dozen glasses. But I am very fortunate as I have both hot and cold running water in my kitchen.

It is of course not necessary to do this every wash. Just perhaps once every month I am doing all of my glasses.

Hrundi V Bakshi wrote:It takes about 10 minutes for me to wash half a dozen glasses. But I am very fortunate as I have both hot and cold running water in my kitchen.

It is of course not necessary to do this every wash. Just perhaps once every month I am doing all of my glasses.

My appologies then i thought it was an every day process, in saying that i still wouldnt bother as i have no problems with just rinsing but each to their own

I myself have never had a problem with the dishwasher.

If it's easy and works, why not?

blandy wrote:I myself have never had a problem with the dishwasher.

If it's easy and works, why not?

Here Here, ive heard this is good to but unfortunatly i dont have one, honestly all jokes aside i have never had any problem with simply rinsing and chucking back in the fridge

lethaldog wrote:Not to many pubs would bother but i can tell you that i bought a glass from my HB shop which is called a headmaster and it has a sandblasted bottom, personally i think it works a treat as my beers dont last long enough in the glass to go flat, though even when i have been a bit slack i still havent found it a problem!!!

I picked up one (last one they had left) of the HeadMaster glasses today at the local HBS and it works great.
I previously thought a glass was a glass, but the sandblasted bottom seems to create thousands more bubbles than my previous glass. I'm excited

halminator wrote:

lethaldog wrote:Not to many pubs would bother but i can tell you that i bought a glass from my HB shop which is called a headmaster and it has a sandblasted bottom, personally i think it works a treat as my beers dont last long enough in the glass to go flat, though even when i have been a bit slack i still havent found it a problem!!!

I picked up one (last one they had left) of the HeadMaster glasses today at the local HBS and it works great.
I previously thought a glass was a glass, but the sandblasted bottom seems to create thousands more bubbles than my previous glass. I'm excited

They are fantastic, i also went to a golf club in melbourne for a wake recently and they were using headmaster pots, which was a deffinate surprise so maybe pubs are catching on to the idea

Didn't think clean glasses would provoke so much feed back. Thanks gentlemen (and Jack).
I recently had lunch at the Sail & Anchor (Fremantle WA) and noticed a checker board pattern on the bottom of their glasses! With the information from this web site it provoked some interesting discussion from some closet brews.. Couldn't liberate a glass as I wasn't carrying my handbag.
Thanks again gents..

Great pub the Sail & Anchor. I remember watching Warney bowl us to victory against Sri Lanka in Sri Lanka, very memorable day. They haven't got a bad chilli beer there either.

halminator wrote:I picked up one (last one they had left) of the HeadMaster glasses today at the local HBS and it works great.
I previously thought a glass was a glass, but the sandblasted bottom seems to create thousands more bubbles than my previous glass. I'm excited

How much would I expect to pay for headmaster glasses. I've just put a bid in on ebay for 6 x 425ml headmaster glasses for $22.50 inc postage.

Is that around about the mark?

I paid $ 2.50 for mine ( just 1 ) at my local Hbs